Appetizers

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When you have too much dough – Mini quiches with zucchini, olives, feta and mint, wholewheat crust with herbes de Provence

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13 years ago
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Quand on a des restes de pâte – Mini quiches aux courgettes, olives, feta et menthe, pâte brisée complète aux herbes de Provence I made a large quiche just like those mini ones for a dinner party, and I had leftover dough…which I did not want to throw away. Why throw away food that you enjoyed [...]
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An exotic gazpacho – Scallops with lychee gazpacho

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13 years ago
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Un gazpacho exotique- St Jacques au gaspacho de litchis A good friend of mine is half Basque, so one day, while browsing through her cookbooks, I found a very interesting book on Basque cuisine, written by Gerald Hirigoyen, an amazing Basque chef who owns a few restaurants in San Francisco, among [...]
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My romantic egg – Oeuf cocotte with salmon, asparagus and a cilantro-coconut pesto

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13 years ago
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Mon oeuf romantique – Oeuf cocotte au saumon et asperges, pesto de coriandre et noix de coco Thanks so much for all your kinds words on my previous post, you guys are really wonderful, kind and generous of your time. I do appreciate it a lot. I think this dish is perfect for a tête à tête dinner [...]
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A quiche unlike others – Cauliflower-camembert quiche with chili-poppy seed crust

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13 years ago
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Une quiche pas comme les autres – Quiche de chou fleur au camembert et pâte aux graines de pavot-piment A good friend of mine just had surgery on her foot, and is staying at home recovering, so when I asked her if she wanted me to bring her something, she responded “a vegetable quiche”! So here we [...]
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Rillettes from the sea – Smoked mackerel rillettes with potato-cumin blinis

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13 years ago
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Rillettes de la mer – Rillettes de maquereau fumé sur blinis de pommes de terre au cumin It’s been a while I ate mackerel…it’s one of those things you tend to forget it exists until you see it at the store. In France mackerel is a quite consumed fish, we eat it fresh and grilled, it’s [...]
crevettesobaweb

The well dressed shrimps – Shrimps wrapped in soba with pomegranate chili dipping sauce

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13 years ago
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Les crevettes bien habillées – Crevettes enroulées de nouilles soba et sauce pimentée à la grenade Well here I am again with shrimps…when we cook we all find our inspiration from different sources, it can be our moms, grandmothers, books, chefs, travels, anything. For this particular recipe, I [...]
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A table with a view – Grilled baby cuttlefish with crushed herb potato and tapenade salad – Garlic vinaigrette

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13 years ago
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Une table avec vue – Salade de seiches grillées avec pommes de terres à la tapenade et vinaigrette à l’ail This one will be among my favorite seafood salads…When you are in love with so many dishes, it’s hard to just pick one, so I have a list of dishes, and this one is a part of the “killer [...]
cherrychutney3web

Cherry-Chéri? – Cherry chutney extravaganza verrines with Etorki cheese

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13 years ago
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Cerises-chéries – Extravagances de chutney de cerises en verrines à l’Etorki Cherries are finally in season and this house is a red fruit mad house, red fruits are all over, even on the rug, towels, and walls! I think in between the strawberries and the cherries, there must be about 15 lbs of [...]
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Eat your carrots! – Carrot and almond galettes stuffed with gorgonzola on cucumber salad

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13 years ago
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Mange tes carottes! – Galettes de carottes et amandes au coeur de gorgonzola sur salade de concombre Carrots are in the same category as broccoli…they’re all over the place, therefore lost their appeal and excitement. Once in a while, I like to feature one of those “ordinary” vegetables” and give [...]
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Are you ready for summer? – Ricotta terrine with roasted peppers and mint

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13 years ago
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Êtes-vous prêts pour l’été? – Terrine de ricotta aux poivrons grillés et menthe I wanted to feature a vegetarian terrine for those interested in a new and French cuisine and demystify the world of French food and some wrong concepts associated with it. When talking about terrines, usually we [...]
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